Rusty Lame

[PapaMonkey]

Let me start with: It has been eight years since I have fenced.

So I am getting out all my equipment because I just signed up to begin again, and found that my lame is showing signs of rusting. Is there a good way to clean that off without ruining the jacket?

[SJCFU#2]

A little more information might help. For example, is the lame copper or stainless steel?

[PapaMonkey]

I believe it is a stainless Lame, it is quite a few years old, but otherwise in very good shape. A little rust around the neck area.

[yeoldearmourer]

Try washing it in cold water with woolite a capful of that and a capfull of ammoina rise it with cold water let it drip dry.

[Ordway]

It may still look rusty after you wash it, because the rust may have stained the fabric backing of the lame. No worries - it may look ugly but as long as it works, it works. (Conversely, a lame can look fine but be dead as a doornail.)

[HDG]

Just out of curiosity, have you tested the resistance? Compare the discolored areas with the rest.